Bachelor of Business (Honours) Recreation & Sport Management
What is the Bachelor of Business (Hons) in Recreation & Sport Management course?
The Bachelor of Business (Honours) in Recreation and Sport Management is designed so as to develop competencies and transferable skills across a range of disciplines. The degree aims to provide both a general insight and specialist focus, preparing students academically and professionally to work in the wider sport, recreation, leisure, and business industries.
Unique Features
Bachelor of Business
This qualification provides graduates with a business degree which extends employment options into a wider array of fields.
Work Placement
Students complete 14 weeks of work placement in year three of the course. This provides vital real-world experience for students in their chosen area of interest while also expanding their knowledge and skill base. Placements can include leisure centers, national governing bodies (e.g. FAI, GAA, IRFU), local sports partnerships, and national organizations (e.g. Special Olympics, Paralympics Ireland). Opportunities for placements abroad are also available.
Industry Engagement
Being industry-ready is a key philosophy of this sports degree. In 2nd year, students have a class-free day where they will visit both local and national sport, recreation, and leisure facilities throughout the semester. Guest lecturers are also a core part of learning in many modules at each stage of the course.
Practical Components
There is a number of modules in the course with a practical emphasis. In sports pedagogy, for example, students gain the basic skills of a number of sports for the purposes of leading youth groups in a variety of sporting activity contexts. Other modules with practical components include event management, outdoor recreation, adapted physical activity and social media, and digital professionalism. The practical fitness instruction stream allows students to gain professional qualifications in gym and group fitness instruction. Students can also obtain first aid, lifeguard, swim teaching, and various coaching qualifications.
Electives
Students have a wide array of electives to choose from. This includes modules from each of the streams (e.g. sports coaching, performance psychology, sports marketing, social media and digital professionalism, group fitness instruction, adapted physical activity). These streams allow students to progress onto modules that suit their career objectives.
Research Specialism
Students complete a research project in the final two semesters of the program. This allows students to conduct specialist research in a niche area of their choosing. This can be done in conjunction with the industry to further enhance their career prospect opportunities.
Reserved Places
A number of places may be allocated to applicants of outstanding achievement and potential in sporting activities that have reached the minimum academic entry requirements but fail to make the entry points required. To compete for one of these places, applicants must complete and return a supplementary application form before a date specified by the college (marked on the form). The college will issue a copy of this form to everyone who puts this course as one of their choices before February 1st. Sports scholarships are made available to selected suitable candidates.
Professional Accreditation
The practical fitness instruction modules meet the standards required by REPS Ireland for entry to the Fitness Instructor and Group Fitness Instructor category on the Irish Register for Exercise Professionals (REPS). Membership of REPS Ireland qualifies students to work in the fitness industry in Ireland and abroad.
Campus Information
Cork Road
Intakes
- Jan
- July
- Sep
Application Processing Time in Days: 10
Minimum English Language Requirements
English Level Description | IELTS (1.0 -9.0) | TOEFL IBT (0-120) | TOEFL CBT (0-300) | PTE (10-90) | |
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Expert | 9 | 120 | 297-300 | 86-90 | |
Very Good | 8.5 | 115-119 | 280-293 | 83-86 | |
Very Good | 8 | 110-114 | 270-280 | 79-83 | |
Good | 7.5 | 102-109 | 253-267 | 73-79 | |
Good | 7 | 94-101 | 240-253 | 65-73 | |
Competent | 6.5 | 79-93 | 213-233 | 58-65 | |
Competent | 6 | 60-78 | 170-210 | 50-58 | |
Modest | 5.5 | 46-59 | 133-210 | 43-50 | |
Modest | 5 | 35-45 | 107-133 | 36-43 | |
Limited | 4 | 32-34 | 97-103 | 30-36 | |
Extremely Limited | < 4 | < 31 | < 93 | < 30 |
Job Opportunity Potential
WIT’s award-winning Careers Development Centre is the main point of contact for:
- Students and graduates, helping you explore your options, develop your employability skills and make successful job applications
- Academic Staff, supporting you to equip your students with the skills they need to enhance their employability and succeed in their future careers
- Employers interested in securing the recruitment of well educated, career orientated, informed graduates
The Careers Development Centre supports the Institute in providing opportunities for students and graduates to develop the skills and attributes required to manage their careers throughout their working lives.
PSW Opportunity
2 Years
Admission Requirement / Eligibility Criteria
- You should be at least 17 years of age in January of the year of entry.
- You must have a Secondary/High School Diploma, with good grades in English and Mathematics and at least 4 other subjects, on average + 60%.
- Some courses have special entry requirements, which you should check under the course details.
Minimum Standard for Undergraduate entry
Examining Body/Framework
Minimum standard
IELTS
5.5 IELTS
(minimum of 5 IELTS in each component)
TOEFL – Computer Based Test
196 (min score of 15 in each component)
TOEFL – Internet Based Test
70 (min score of 15 in each component)
TOEFL – Paper Based Test
550
GCE O-Level English Language
Grade C
GCSE English
Grade C
TIE
B2+
TOEIC
605
Trinity College London
Trinity GESE 8 or ISE II
Cambridge Exams
FCE (High Grade C)
Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English
Grade C
South East Technological University (Certificate in English for Academic Study or the Certificate in Academic English)
Overall Pass
CEFR
B2
ETAPP
B2+
PTE (Academic)
50
QQI FET
Pass
Duolingo English Test
90
Oxford Test of English
111 (with a minimum of 100 in each component)
Irish Leaving Certificate
Ordinary Level O6
Language Cert
B2 Communicator (with a minimum average of 25)
- Course Code: SE906
- Course Type: Full Time
- Course Level: Bachelors/UG Degree
- Duration: 04 Year
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Total Tuition Fee:
41000 EUR
Annual Cost of Living: 10500 EUR
Application Fee: 50 EUR
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